Voris, who died in 2005 at the age of 85, arrived at this history-making assignment with impeccable credentials after thriving as an ace fighter pilot during World War II. "I got shot down once ...
But the auction house had scant information about the history of the firearm’s ownership ... Though they look unusual, the World War II-era rifles with bayonet are common, Schnaidt said.
That support, which has continued in the decades since the war ended, was a major reason Sumter was designated the state’s only World War II Heritage City last week. Officials in Sumter County hope ...
and in the case of B-29 Doc — a World War II-era bomber — flying in it, though, is an altogether different experience, says Sean Elliott, pilot of the craft. "This is truly living history," he ...